Thread: Cutting up my Norton - blasphemy?

I custom cut all kinds of stones for members of SRP. Call me and we'll talk about your project.

Rosco,

Best of luck. Your constrution cut-off saw is not the most precise of tools. Please make sure the Norton is well clamped so it doesn't jump around under the assault of the Stihl.

Theoreticall, you could cut the shapton ceramic material with a hacksaw until you hit the glass.
Then you put the saw into the side of the shapton so that you saw between the ceramic and the glass so that you can 'filet' it away from the glass.
And then you use epoxy to glue it to a new back.

It could work.
Or you could ask shapton if you can get a glass stone that hasn't been glued yet.

Originally Posted by Howard

I custom cut all kinds of stones for members of SRP. Call me and we'll talk about your project.

Thanks Howard. I Think I might take you up on that, but I live in the UK. Do you have skype?
Now that I've decided to do it, I just want to get it done so I can try it out. I am very tempted to get all gung-ho and take it to work and rip the thing in half!!! I think I would be well advised to talk to someone with a bit of experience in the field first.

Patience was never relly my thing.

Connor

Perhaps you can contact a local glass cutter to see if they can cut the back for you?

Well, I grew impatient at the weekend and cut my Norton in two with the Stihl saw. It worked pretty well actually. The cut was not exactly perpendicular through the hone but it was pretty straight. If I do it again, I already have a mkII version of the jig designed in my head which should allow me to do a more accurate cut. It only took a half hour or so, (Including making the jig to hold the stone), and so far, I like my narrow hones much better.

Connor

Good work. I'm sure you'll like them much better for blades with issues. Now what you should is buy 10 Norton 4/8 combos, rip all ten, round the edges nicely and sell all 20 on SRP. You should be able to find 20 takers and make enough to pay for your own Norton.

Chris L